Collar point pressing machine



Aug. 29, 1933.

H. J. WITHAM COLLAR POINT PRESSING IMGHINE Filed July 14, 1932 2Sheets-Sheet 1 I N VEN TOR Harryjfidltham I TNESSES Aug. 29, 1933. H. J.WITHAM ,9 7

comma POINT FRESSING micmuz' Filed Ju1 14. 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 M52 J5i 25 INVENTOR Patented Aug. 29,1933 4 m. lmv nu ;rmeew nd i fi g ces,gnu especially t9 collar point pressing ma;-

The" pi'e'serit ilivezihibri is directed tbj pressing iabints of theednar simultaneoii ly' \jvithfeqilal ji-esishi 50mm the fir'iihed pointW111i have a pifec'tl'y 's't'noth an'd attfdctiveiappeaggm and h e timep'rodiiee a n a c ut e ang lefupo mch ei howing q m-warming: the "pres-Jmm; is a plan viv" 0e the-gui e berg bbjcfidf the invention 5 to p ovide1 qeou l posmonmg the edgesbjfthe pbinflsb that,

=" turthex; object 1" ma iti venti onis to" p lfqvidev which ispreferably heated, with a." presser 16-h present gpplicaizi'iginfrefersltgi that sectiorfof the' f'lom 'tha t psi tion tp thea'ctiiaQl angle 'anlglex teriding bsiekwardly, fI'OI'IIIthC: actualangle a di sf In the press'ing of laundl ywork, heap peffdrms "Q a}desirable pm; jana ro'r, t at 'pui'pbse fa; table; m-

which fbrr'ns bearings 1701" "a; plunger (12 Plunger 2 i wa d i y. aevroyed a leyef mbeing shown as iepresehtagiy V fmearifs'jof applyingstre t0 the plup'ger H do lar j point. I Of" 'c o'urs e'f it s thatthede'gree'of angqlar it ymay V I accordance with the typepf gollglr tbejoper ate he presser "is" al'sp d ai ewe this plate 'pe'z fi'a'fjed to117111720 3150 serves as Dresser 15 is raised, t

lower limbs 015 the pin henc' d lo th i mem-l. I

ment'duringtheoperation which will be hereinafter more fully described YMounted also upon the table is a guide bar 24 rigidly secured'in anyapproved manner as by the screws and also rigidly connected with the rib1'7. by the latter'being formed with an exteni 7' of screws or bolts 33.

sion '26' passing under a cut-out at2'7in the guide 'bar 24 and securedas by a screw 28.

Mountedto-slide upon" this guide bar 24 are .blocksf 2'9 and 30. Theblocks are'normally held yieldinglyapart by means of a spring 31, butthe movement is limited by means of slots 32 formed in thejblocks 29-and 30, withkeepers in the form j These blocksf29 and30 are providedwith edges, 34 and 35 complementary to the edges 19 ofthe presser' '15.I vWhen the blocks 29 and 30 are .moved toward each other,they.;come incontact with the remotesides 19 of;the'presser 15. p v

30toward'each other and against the tension of the spring 31, thepre'sser is provided with'a shoulder menibe1i36, and a cam-'37: isrigidly secured 3 the cam 37 thereon 3 v continued; i I v- .Thesepinswill 1101s the collar firmly in-po sition theretoi The cam 37 "isbifurcated as shown at Figuresfi and-itslegs engage in slots 38 formedin plates 39 rigidly secured to the blocks 29 and,

30, These plates39 are of such hardened material as to form wear platesto take the wear .of

In operation, with the presser raised as shown 1 at Figure 1, theblocksf29 and 30 wil1 alsobe separated as shown atFigure 2. Both pointsof a collar are-now simultaneouslyinserted under the presser 15 with theproximate edges in contact with thejrib 1'7; and untilthe'remote edgesare in engagement with'the blocks 29 and30.'

I he presses is now depressed by the" use of the" power'ap'plian'ce."The first movement brings the pins 20 into-engagement with the collar 1and thereafter manual attention thereto may be diswhile the! presser,descends. The descentof the presse'r 1l5carrying'j 'therewith the cam'37 will draw theblocksf29 and '30 tb fiher against the cause the-cam3'] to operate upon the p1ates 3 9 to edges of the collar whichairefremote from each other. The blocks move to position before thepresser'fhas reached its downward limit lso that the 'coll'arTpoints arepressed to their proper angular""shapeslightly, in advance of theapplicaction of the pressing force to their surfaces. The

pins 20 which -have held the collar in position recede 'bythecompression of the springs 22 until 1 the ends of the'pinsareinpIanewith the lower surfaces of-the plate 23 sojthat no'mark is pressed uponthe surfa'ce of a collar by vthe presence of the pinslf flfherai's'in'gof the presser permits the I the""pins'20' am; of engagement with thepressed collar which may then be removed.

spring 31 ftofseparate the blocks and also raises pr cours efthecollar-point pressing -machine,

herein illustrated may be modified and changed iniyarious wayswithout-departingfrom the ine vention, herein .set forth and hereinafterclaimed.

v the blocks toward-the ribl incommence with I the movememor thelpresser2 A collar point pressingmachine.comprising a I table 3 having a ribupstanding ,5 therefrom, 4

For the purpose of moving these blocli's 29' and presser having a slotcomplementary to the rib,

blocks movable upon the table and positioned angularly relative to therib, means to move the presser downwardly, and means to move the blockstoward each other simultaneously with the movement of the presser. 3 v3a table, a presser mounted above the table, means to depressthe presserto the tablegmeansto separatethe collar points under'the presser, andmovable members adapted toshape the edges of the collar points instepthe presser; V w

4. Acollar V a-table, a presser mounted for pressingcoaction pointpressing machine comprising V ,3. A collar point pressing machinecomprising 7 with the movement of with the tab1e, said presser beingshaped to cor-' I respond to thejshape of the collar points, blockscomplementary; to, the shape of the presser mounted to moveupon thetable, and means to move the presser and blocks-in timed relation. 5. Acollar: point pressing-machine comprising a heated table, a; ribupstanding fromthe table, a presser having iparts contoured toconformity -with the shape of ajcollar upoint and coacting with ,therib, blocks mountedjto slide upon the ice table having facescomplementary to the shape' 'ofthe'presser, and means to move thepresser into substantial engagement, with the table and the bloclgs intosubstantial engagement with 'the presser; I I v X 6. A collarpointpressing machine comprising a heated table,,a rib upstanding therefrom,-av

presser having a slot cooperating with the rib and defining sectionseach contoured'to the shape of a collar. point, tensioning means carriedby the sections blocks having faces contoured com-1' and means tosimultaneously depress thegpresser and move the block s toward saidpresser; r '7, A collar pointpressing machine comprising plementary tothe remotesides; of the p'resse'r,

a heated table having-a rib upstanding there from, a presserha'ving'ajslot coacting with the rib defining opposite sections, eachcontoured to the shape of a collar point blocks slidable upon'the tabletransversely ,1 relative" to the rib and-vinto position complementary Vto the remote 1 faces of the sections, and means tosimultaneouslydepress the'lpresser and move the, blocks intoz proximity"1275 a table, a presser mounted to reciprocate verti- 3 V with saidpresser. Y t 1 8. A collar "point pressing machine comprising callytaboveand into 'operative engagement-with the table, blocks mounted to slideupon the-table toward 3 and from the presser, and means carried movesaid blocks toward said p'resserq rigidly by thepresser foractuatingtheblocks to.

9. A. collar point pres sing machine-comprising Y a table, a pressermounted toa-reciprocate vertically relative to the table, blocksslidableupon the table and contoured'complementary vto the 7 remotesides Iofvfthe'presser, means to 1mm- ,taneously Y depress the presserand, -move1 the v blocks, said means functioning to 'position the blockssubstantially in engagement with the p'resser before the presserhasattainedj the limit of its movement, and means to heat some ofsaid'parts. p a; v

* 10. A collar point pressingmachine-compris-* ing a table,-ja' pres'sermounted to re'ciprm'z'ate i erv 'tically relative to the table, v saidpresse'r including face plates contoured'analogous to the shape ofcollarpoints, blocks sli'dable upon the table and contoured.complementary ;to .t-h'er'remote sides of the presser, means tosimultaneously:depressithe presser and-move the, blocks :said":meansfunc-v H I 1,924,671; tioning' to position-the blocks substantiallyin engagement with the presserv before the presser means to heat some ofsaid partsg p} 11. A collar point pressing machine comprising a table, apresser mounted to reciprocate verhas, attained the limit of itsmovement, and

tically-relative to the tab1e,'sp ring pressed tensioning means carriedbyarid extending yield-v ingly beyond the face of the pr'esser, blocksslidable upon the table and contoured complementary to the remote sidesof the'presser; means to simultaneously depress the presser and move theblocks, said means functioningfto position the blocks substantially inengagement with the presser before the presser has attained the limit ofits movement, andmeanstoheatsome of said 1 parts.

12. A collar point pressing machine comprising a table, a p fissermounted'toreciprocate vertically relative to the tab1e,saidpresserincluding faceplatescontoured analogous to the shape of collarpoints, sp'ring' pressed tensionin'g means carried by and extendingyieldingly'beyond the face of thepresser, blocksslidable upon the tableand contoured complementary .to the remote *sides ofythe presser, meansto simultaneouslydepress. the presser andfmove the blocks, said meansfunctioning topositionthe blocks substantially in engagement with the'presser before .the

presser has' attained the limit of its movement,'

and means to heat some of said parts.

H RY J.

